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City of Heroes


Shoot radiation beams from your eyes and smite evil in day-glo lycra. It's every comic-book fan's dream come true.

Available on: PC
Genre: Role Playing
Release date: Apr 27, 2004
Published by: NCSoft
Developed by: Cryptic Studios
Min system requirements: PIII 800Mhz or equivalent, 512MB RAM, 2.6GB on hard drive, 64MB DirectX video card
Recommended system: P4 2.0 GHz or equivalent, 1GB RAM, 2.6GB on hard drive, 256MB DirectX video card
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Screenshots updated Jul 28, 2009
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ESRB Rating
City of Heroes is rated:
Teen
Suggestive Themes, Violence
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